Polishing Tail Lights

RMARIANI · 06-06-2002, 11:53 AM

Did a search but couldn't find anything specific about polishing tail lights/lenses. I know this is done all the time, but I don't want to ruin my lights. If someone could give me a step-by-step explanation I would greatly appreciate it.

Lethal5Oh · 06-06-2002, 04:14 PM

Best i can tell you is go to your local sears or sears hardware. They sell a buffing/polishing kit. it has a compound for polishing plastics and comes with the buffing wheels. you just need a drill. Also if you do do this, go easy. Dont press to hard or stay in one spot to long or you could burn through the plastic with ease. Hope this helps

929PhoenixSquid · 06-06-2002, 05:50 PM

Mother's sells a "cleaning polish" for detailing.

Go get some of that crap.

Buy some high (I mean HIGH) count metal finishing sandpaper (like 300ct or more.... 440 is optimal)

Very lighty and smoothly use the polish and sandpaper in a circular motion.

That should work perfectly. However, if you use like wood sandpaper (100 grit) you'll need new lights cause they will be totally useless and destroyed.

UglyFast88 · 06-07-2002, 01:43 PM

Go to a marine supply store and buy the plastic polish for windshields. It works great, and is a lot cheaper, and they give you a spray cleaner that will not scratch the lenses again when you wash the car.

Good luck!

06-06-2002, 11:53 AM	#1
RMARIANI Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: New Jersey Posts: 167	Polishing Tail Lights Did a search but couldn't find anything specific about polishing tail lights/lenses. I know this is done all the time, but I don't want to ruin my lights. If someone could give me a step-by-step explanation I would greatly appreciate it.

06-06-2002, 04:14 PM	#2
Lethal5Oh Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portage Posts: 239	Best i can tell you is go to your local sears or sears hardware. They sell a buffing/polishing kit. it has a compound for polishing plastics and comes with the buffing wheels. you just need a drill. Also if you do do this, go easy. Dont press to hard or stay in one spot to long or you could burn through the plastic with ease. Hope this helps __________________ '95 GT convert. K&N, C&L mass air meter, Performance distributors sreamin demon coil, dyna mod, live wires, king cobra clutch, flowmaster american thunder exhaust, UPR billet adjustable shift handle, Crane Cams Fireball HI-6 box,underdrive pullies, 255lph fuel pump, UPr short throw shifter, caster camber plates, 03 cobra lower A arms, bullit suspension, cobra front brakes

06-06-2002, 05:50 PM	#3
929PhoenixSquid Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Joosey Shore Posts: 358	Mother's sells a "cleaning polish" for detailing. Go get some of that crap. Buy some high (I mean HIGH) count metal finishing sandpaper (like 300ct or more.... 440 is optimal) Very lighty and smoothly use the polish and sandpaper in a circular motion. That should work perfectly. However, if you use like wood sandpaper (100 grit) you'll need new lights cause they will be totally useless and destroyed. __________________ 1988 5.0 notch: Previously never modified!! SN95 block front and rear seats, Mac catback, BBK off-road H-pipe, Steeda castor camber plates, Steeda lowering springs, Tokico shocks/struts, Alpine/MBQuart/PPI audio mods...

06-07-2002, 01:43 PM	#4
UglyFast88 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fordland Posts: 117	Go to a marine supply store and buy the plastic polish for windshields. It works great, and is a lot cheaper, and they give you a spray cleaner that will not scratch the lenses again when you wash the car. Good luck! __________________ '88 Speed Density LX 1998 Explorer motor 1.7 Roller Rockers GT-40 lower ported & polished Cobra upper intake MAC CAI Aluminum Pullies FRPP P-Shortys Cop car cam (to insult) Competition Engineering F/R adjustables Flowmasters New black carpet and... '84 Racin' Tempo seats! Cars' best run in 2002 with stock 150,000 mile 302 with pullies, exhaust and roller rockers only... 13.27 at 101.5 mph

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